Wagon-reach.



C, P. BECK.

WAGON REACH APPLICATION FILED FEB- 25, 1915.

Pat-nted June 27, 1916.

CHRISTIAN PETER BECK, or ANTIOCIII, CALIFORNIA.

WAGON-REACH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

Application filed February 25, 1915. Serial No. 10,550.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN PETER BECK, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Antioch, in the county of Contra Costa and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVagon-Reaches, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to wagon reaches and has for its object the production of a simple and efficient means for preventing the wearing of the hound upon the pole and also facilitating the easy turning of the for ward truck or bolster of the wagon.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple and eflicient means for limiting the swinging movement of the hound in either direction.

lVith these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combina tions, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan view of the trucks of a wagon showing the wagon reach applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the wagon pole and reach. Fig. 3 is an inverted perspective view of one of the roller supporting journals. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the upper face of the roller supporting journal illustrated in Fig. 3. 7

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that 1 designates the wagon reach or pole which is provided with a downwardly bent or offset forward end 2 which is prefer ably welded or otherwise secured to the forward end of the pole 1. The forwardly ex tending end 2 is adapted to fit between the axle 8 and the sand board 3 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. This downwardly extending end 2 of the reach or pole 1 is fixedly held in engagement with the sand bolster and axle by means of the bolster pin 5. This pin 5 also extends through the sand board 3 which is adapted to support the body of the wagon. A reinforcing brace 6 is secured to the reach 1 by means of the bolts 8 and is provided with a pair of forwardly extending diverging arms 7 having laterally extending feet 7 for engagin the upper bolster 4: and constituting an e cient brace therefor for preventing any tendency of twisting rearwardly under the strain of a heavy load and thereby creating a tendency to twist the bolster pin or bolt 5. By means of the brace 6 it will be seen that the difficulty just mentransversely extending reinforcing plate 11.

The rear transversely extending end 14 of the hounds 9 is adapted to engage the roller 15 for reducing the friction created by the hounds 9 rubbing against the reach or pole 1.

It should be understood that the roller 15 will prevent the wear of the hounds 9 upon the pole 1 as now very often happens and necessitates the use of several different poles or reaches during the life of an ordinary wagon. A journal plate 16 is secured to the under face of the reach pole 1 and is provided with an aperture 17 formed in the enlarged ournal sleeve 16, in which fits the rear reduced spindle 18 of the roller 15. The forward end of the roller 15 is provided with a reduced spindle 19 which fits in an aperture 20 formed in the enlarged journal sleeve 21 of the forward bearing plate 21. These bearing plates 16 and 21 are firmly held in engagement with the reach pole 1 by means of the bolts 8. The forward bearing plate 21 is provided with'a substantially V-shaped depending lug 22 extending from the enlarged journal sleeve 21, which depending lug constitutes a stop for limiting the lateral swinging movement of the bounds 9 as the wagon turns. This lug 22 will constitute a means for limiting the turn of the wagon, and in this manner insure the keeping of the hounds 9 in engagement with the roller 15 at all times. It should be understood that the hounds 9 will be at all times brought in firm engagement with the roller 15 and owing to the fact that the roller 15 will easily operate, wear will be relieved from the pole or reach 1. Should the roller 15 become worn to any great extent, the roller may be readily removed and a new roller substituted therefor without any great expense.

It should be further understood that the depending V-shaped lug 22 is so formed as to allow the sides of the hounds to be brought into engagement with the inclined side faces 23 of the depending lug 22 as will be clearly understood by carefully considering Figs. 3 and 4. It should be understood that the bearing plates 21 and 16 F ournal are each provided with concave faces 24: for allowing the bearing plates 16 and 21 to fit snugly around or conform to the contour of the reach 1, and thereby resist any tendency of lateral twisting of the plate 16 or roller 15. By having the plates 16 and 21 constructed in accordance with the above de scription, it will be seen that only one securing bolt 8 is necessary for each of the hearing plates 16 and 21.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair of comparatively thin plates, said plates being adapted to be secured to a reach pole, an enlarged jour- -nal sleeve formed integral upon each plate at one end thereof, said sleeves depending below the outer lower surfaces of said plates and being provided with central horizontal apertures formed therein, a lug formed upon one of said sleeves and depending therebelow, said lug having beveled sides converging toward its rear end, a roller positioned between said sleeves, reduced spindles extending from the ends of said roller and fitting within said apertures, whereby said roller will be revolubly supported, said roller Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01' Patents Washington, D. 0. 

